Chapter 96: RICHARD
I had tried to stealthily make my way to the front gate where Lanke packed waiting for me, but I should have known that nothing happens in the Ramsey Estate without Mrs Helen’s knowledge.
She had caught me just as I was about to cross the fountain.
After we spent hours talking and drinking champagne and whiskey, I had been too drunk and tired to bother returning to my apartment.
Not that the boys would have ever allowed me go, with the news of my travel plans, they want us to spend as much time together as possible.
We hadn’t had a sleepover since our college days during breaks and holidays. But we did, last night.
And yeah, I know it sounds weird, three grown ass men sharing a room and sleeping on the same bed, it’s the gayest thing ever. But we were all straight, and the love we shared was platonic.
After a light breakfast, Mrs Helen finally allowed me to go. My friends were still sleeping, we had really drank ourselves shitless last night, but of the three of us. I was the one who could handle his liquor.
The sky had a purplish tint as Lanke drove me back to my house at Tall Springs. Over the horizon, the glow of the rising sun lined it orange.
I could handle my liquor, but that didn’t mean that I was excused from hangovers. My head hurt and I was tired, but with my responsibility calling, I didn’t dare not answer.
I had a lot to do. Especially before my meeting with Sofia Blake. If this was going to work, then it must be a contract. She must sign an NDA not to ever disclose to anyone about the selection process.
And I had just a few hours to draft a contract for her to review and sign immediately. If the bitch had sense enough not to pass on such an opportunity. But I don’t think she would, she’s desperate, and desperate people hardly ever pass on opportunities.
Besides, I know how to present an offer. In my time since I became the CEO of Wellington Fashion Empire, I don’t think anyone has ever turned down my offer. If anything, they wholly accepted it like their very life depended on it and most times, as a contingency plan, I made sure their lives depended on it.